2010 EV seat after the DC bill is passed

[Brittain33]

It solves everything, it's fair, DC residents would also gain representation in the Senate, and I've never heard an argument against it.

Does anybody have one?

1. Neither Maryland nor D.C. want to be in that marriage.
2. D.C. has been an independent political entity for a lot longer than most states. North Dakota and Delaware as independent states doesn't make much sense, but we're stuck with them because of history and they've developed their own regional identities.
3. D.C. would lose self-government by being subordinated to Maryland.

[Brittain33]

I believe that both DC and Puerto Rico should become states, no taxation without representation, right? (I know they don´t pay income tax, but they do pay some federal taxes) They hold a combined 9,000,000 people. It´s ridiculous.

Puerto Rico has voted on statehood many times and it always loses to the status quo. Also, I think the population is closer to 4,000,000, with D.C. much smaller than that.

[Brittain33]

Is there any chance Obama would veto it?  Presidents were originally only supposed to veto bills that went against the Constitution; might Obama do that?

There are few bills Obama is less likely to veto. I'm sure he completely supports it.